There is a lot of bad on the internet and it seems to be only getting worse. But one of the things the internet did well, and is worth preserving, is nontraditional paths for creativity, journalism, and criticism. As governments and major corporations throw up more barriers to expression and more and more gatekeepers try to control the internet, it’s important to learn how to crash through those gates.
In EFF's interview series, Gate Crashing, we talk to people who have used the internet to take nontraditional paths to the very traditional worlds of journalism, creativity, and criticism. It is hopefully both inspiring to see these people and enlightening for anyone trying to find voices they like online.
Episodes & Timing
We're dropping an episode each month closing out 2025 in style. Be sure to mark your calendars or check our socials for drop dates. If you have a friend or colleague that might be interested in watching our series, please forward this link: eff.org/gatecrashing
About the Host
Katharine Trendacosta is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at EFF, where she coordinates EFF's federal activism. Her areas of expertise are competition, broadband access, intellectual property, net neutrality, fair use, free speech online, and intermediary liability. Before joining EFF, Katharine spent many years as a writer and editor at the science fiction and science website io9. She has had her work appear in many other publications, including Vice, Defector, Gizmodo, and Jezebel. Katharine got a BA in history at Columbia University and a JD at USC Gould School of Law, doing work with the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic. It was Katharine’s experience in media that led to her going to law school with an eye to learning more about fair use and copyright law.
